Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act

State center to protect judges

This bill would let the State Justice Institute fund a center focused on threats to State and local judges and court staff. Eligible national nonprofits would set up and run the center. They would train judges, court staff, and local police, create security guides, and do physical security checks for courthouses, homes, and other work sites. The center would watch for threats, work with law enforcement and fusion centers, set standard reporting, and build a national database of threats. Nonprofits would need national experience in judicial security, courthouse design, and State court operations, including trial, appellate, rural, and limited-jurisdiction courts. The Institute would also report yearly to Congress on the number and types of threats.